Latest News: Classical
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Interview,
Paul McCreesh on An English Coronation 1st May 2019The conductor talks to David about his latest recording with Gabrieli, which weaves music and readings from the coronations of four British monarchs (Edward VII, George V, George VI, and Elizabeth II) into a composite ceremony, recorded in Ely Cathedral.
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Awards,
International Opera Awards 2019 - The Winners! 30th April 2019The results of last night's ceremony at Sadler's Wells, including the winning recordings in the complete opera and recital categories.
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Coming Soon,
Tchaikovsky from Kirill Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker 30th April 2019The orchestra’s first full-length recording with their new chief conductor, plus new releases from Hilary Hahn, Elīna Garanča, Albrecht Mayer, and Isata Kanneh-Mason.
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Recording of the Week,
Rachel Podger plays the Bach Cello Suites 26th April 2019The baroque violinist's own transcriptions of one of the pinnacles of the cello repertoire have an integrity and intelligence that's entirely convincing on its own terms, and the music never stops dancing.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 26th April 2019 26th April 2019New releases from the Belcea Quartet, Melvyn Tan, Jess Gillam, Julian Prégardien, and the Choir of St John’s College Cambridge.
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Interview,
Valentina Lisitsa on Tchaikovsky 24th April 2019The Ukrainian pianist talks to David about her monumental latest recording project - the complete solo piano works of Tchaikovsky.
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Obituary,
Heather Harper (1930-2019) 23rd April 2019The Belfast-born soprano, who sang in the premiere of Britten's War Requiem and created the role of Mrs Coyle in his Owen Wingrave, has died aged 88.
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BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - May 2019 Choices 22nd April 2019Chris introduces this month's selection, including albums from Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien, Imogen Cooper, Jodie Devos, and Edgar Moreau.
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Recording of the Week,
Schumann from Matthias Goerne and Leif Ove Andsnes 19th April 2019The German bass-baritone brings near-Wagnerian intensity to Schumann's two great cycles of 1840, yet he and Andsnes are at their most spellbinding in the introspective songs.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 19th April 2019 19th April 2019New releases from Vasily Petrenko, Valery Gergiev, Kristian Bezuidenhout and Pablo Heras-Casado, plus previously-unpublished Schumann and Wolf from Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten.
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Interview,
Pēteris Vasks 18th April 2019The Latvian composer talks to David about his new album of choral works, featuring two large-scale liturgical compositions and written as a centenary present to his country.
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Announcement,
BBC Proms 2019 - Our Top Related Recordings 17th April 2019Katherine picks out some highlights from this year's season (announced this morning) and recommends related recordings.
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Box Set Selections,
Boxed Set Selections - April 2019 16th April 2019An Offenbach bicentenary edition from Warner Classics, Sir John Eliot Gardiner's period-instrument accounts of Berlioz on Philips, and Carlo Maria Giulini's complete recordings for Deutsche Grammophon and Decca.
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Interview,
Carolyn Sampson on Reason in Madness 15th April 2019The soprano talks to Katherine about her Nietzsche-inspired recital of songs depicting vulnerable women by Debussy, Koechlin, Poulenc, Schumann and others, out now on BIS.
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Recording of the Week,
András Schiff plays late Schubert 12th April 2019The Hungarian-born pianist brings introspective poetry to two late sonatas, the Four Impromptus D899 and the Drei Klavierstücke D946, recorded on his Franz Brodmann fortepiano from 1820.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 12th April 2019 12th April 2019New albums from Evgeny Kissin & the Emerson Quartet, Renaud Capuçon & David Fray, Boris Giltburg, Florilegium, and Les Vents Français.
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Interview,
Tasmin Little reflects on her career 11th April 2019In the wake of winning Personality of the Year at last night's BBC Music Magazine Awards, the British violinist chats to Katherine about her life in music and her plans for retirement.
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Favourites,
Tasmin Little - a personal retrospective 11th April 2019As the British violinist prepares for retirement from the concert platform, she talks us through some personal highlights from her extensive discography...
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Awards,
BBC Music Magazine Awards 2019 - The Winners! 10th April 2019A live update from tonight's ceremony at Kings Place, including details of the Recording of the Year and Jury Awards...
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Coming Soon,
Lise Davidsen's Decca debut and other forthcoming highlights 10th April 2019A magnificent debut album of Wagner and Strauss from the Norwegian lyric-dramatic soprano, plus new releases from Michael Fabiano, Steven Osborne, Rachel Podger and Magdalena Kožená.